Service mark symbol
Nowadays, Service mark symbol is a topic on everyone's lips. Whether due to its historical relevance, its impact on society or its influence in today's world, Service mark symbol has become a point of interest for researchers, academics and the general public. In this article, we will explore this topic in depth from different perspectives, analyzing its origins, evolution and consequences in different areas. Furthermore, we will try to provide a complete and detailed overview of Service mark symbol, addressing both its positive and negative aspects. Without a doubt, Service mark symbol is a fascinating topic that arouses the curiosity of many, and we are sure that the information we will present here will be of great interest to our readers.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2021) |
| ℠ | |
|---|---|
Service mark symbol | |
| In Unicode | U+2120 ℠ SERVICE MARK |
| Different from | |
| Different from | U+2122 ™ TRADE MARK SIGN U+00AE ® REGISTERED SIGN |
The service mark symbol ℠ (the letters ⟨SM⟩ in small capitals and superscript style), is a symbol used in the United States and some other jurisdictions to provide notice that the preceding mark is a service mark. This symbol may be used for service marks not yet registered with the relevant national authority. Upon successful registration, registered services are marked with the same symbol as is used for registered trademarks, the registered trademark symbol ®. The proper manner to display the symbol is immediately following the service name, in superscript style.
Computer systems
The service mark symbol is mapped in Unicode as U+2120 ℠ SERVICE MARK, in the Letterlike symbols block. The HTML entity is ℠.
Unlike the similar trademark symbol, there is no simple way to type the service mark symbol on Microsoft Windows or Apple MacOS systems. However the symbol may be selected from the Windows Character Map or the MacOS Character Palette. On Linux and similar systems with a Compose key, it can be inserted using Compose s m.
Related symbols
- Registered trademark symbol is also used for registered service marks
- Trademark symbol ™
See also
References
- ^ "The Unicode Standard 7.0, Letterlike Symbols" (PDF). Unicode, Inc.
 | This typography-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |